Shaheeda Ahmed

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Dr. Shaheeda Ahmed is an Associate Professor in Cardiology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) at the University of Toronto. She is an ASE certified echocardiographer, with prior fellowships in Echocardiography at McGill University and in Acute Coronary Syndromes with the TIMI Study Group at Harvard University.

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May 25, 2026

by Max Jiang Shaheeda Ahmed Ronald Chow

When the rescuer becomes the patient: Reflections on accidental high-energy defibrillation during Code Blue

As physicians, we go to work each day with the intent to provide patient care and help others. Frankly, some days are better than others. But we don’t expect to get injured at work and urgently become patient ourselves.